*Lucy Heartfilia's Pov* "

Okay Lucy, you distract him and when he isn't looking I will swoop in from above and finish this damn battle!" My lovely friend, Natsu Dragneel, suggested.

Him and I were currently hiding in a small room, in a castle that had seen better days before it was almost completely destroyed.

It gave off a look that suggested that it had stood there for hundreds of years. The walls had been broken down in various spots and the crumbled pieces were scattered across the dusty moss covered floor.

"Natsu I really don't think that's the best idea, couldn't we try something less dangerous?" I said in return.

Even though I had just turned down his ludicrous idea, he seemed to be as confident in it as ever.

"Come on Lucy, when have my plans ever failed?"

I sighed lightly and shook my head in worry."Way to many times."

Natsu hit my shoulder, in a way to tell me to follow him. "Have a little faith, Luc."

This man was going to be the death of me, I swear. He was way to wreck less. I would much rather be at home, sitting in my warm bed, and reading an exceptionally excellent book that Levy brought to me from her very own personal library. But as normal, I was standing behind this pink haired knuckle head. I was just waiting for him to do something incredibly witless and nearly get the both of us killed on spot.

If only Erza, Gray, and Wendy were here.

Gray was on his way, or so I heard. He was our "Back up" that Master had promised when I told him this opponent was way too much of a challenge for just the two of us. Now that I think about it. Natsu is going to be furious that I called in to have Master send someone, let alone it being Gray. Maybe it wasn't such a good idea.

But I guess there is nothing I can really do about it at the moment, honestly, no matter how much Natsu would deny such a thing, we need Gray here .He's our only hope. I stood up slowly, crouching down to keep from being seen behind a half crushed wall and followed Natsu to the door where I watched him peak his head out and look around.

"I don't see anything here, Lucy. I think he's gone." Natsu turned his head back to smile at me.

I shook my head in disbelief. "Impossible. There is no way he would just give up and leave Natsu, do you even understand how irrational that sounds?"

" You really should listen to your little girlfriend on that one, tiny Dragon Slayer."

A voice boomed over our heads,causing tiny fragments of the broken walls around us to shake at each word. Natsu and I very slowly look up simultaneously. Seeing as there was no true roof over our heads, we could see everything above us. A giant grey bearded man stood dominate above us. His forest green robes hung over him like towels on a clothes line.

"HOLY SHIT HES HUGE!" Natsu shouted in awe

. "Oh my.." Was all that was forced out of my mouth.

The last glimpse of that man he was relatively shorter and scrawnier than me. Now hes towering over us as if we were ants. An amount of terror I had never felt before had washed over me like a poison.

I suddenly doubted the fact that Natsu and I's survival was very great. But all of a sudden I felt myself being jerked away, when I looked up, I saw that Natsu had my hand in his and was dragging me along behind him as he ran from the giant hand that was about to come crashing down on us. I was nearly paralyzed with fear, I could hardly move fast enough to chase after Natsu. I wasn't even sure what was happening around me.

Everything was going so fast that even though, I could see everything, It was all in a very thick blur. Before I knew it, the world I was in unfortunately came back into focus.

"Luc, stay with me, come on I cant do this without you!" Natsu whispered to me. I looked around, taking in my surroundings, noticing that him and I were currently hiding. This time it was a more intelligent spot than in that castle.

"Do what?" I asked quietly, not actually hearing what he said to me in the first place.

Natsu sighed. "I need you to distract him. Run out there and hit him with what ever attack you think that will keep him busy. While hes paying attention to you, I can go in and obliterate him."

"What?! Absolutely not!" I shouted as quietly as possible.

"Lucy, you have to trust me." Natsu replied.

"Natsu you are crazy!" I nearly roared, but realized we were hiding and that it was pointless to do if I made to much noise to draw attention.

"You promised me you'd trust me, remember!" Natsu pleaded.

"I never said I'd agree to this! Its insane." I frowned.

Natsu grabbed my hands and looked directly into my eyes. "Come on. Have I ever truly let you down before?"

I shook my head in defeat." No."

"Then you have nothing to worry about." He said with a slight smile.

"But what if Gray doesn't show up in time! What if it kills me?" I began to tear up.

The thought of me actually dying brought a foul aching in my stomach.

"Gray is coming?!"Natsu's smile faded quickly.

"Oops, uh yes. But that's not the point, Natsu!"

"You will be fine, now go please! We don't have much time. If he reaches the city he will destroy it and Fairy Tail." Natsu ordered.

I nodded slowly even though I knew he was insane. I darted out from the hiding spot into plain sight.

"HEY! DOWN HERE YOU PATHETIC PIECE OF SHIT!" I screamed hoping to god that it wasn't the last thing I'd ever say.

I watched as the horrifying giant came to a halt, he turned around hesitantly and gazed down at me.

"What did you just call me? You ugly little girl." His voice cracked like thunder in the air.

"WHAT DID YOU JUST SAY TO ME?!"

No one calls me ugly and gets away with it. I ran at him, full speed ahead. Something began to cause the air to glow around my body.

Then everything went into a blur once more. I heard a very clamorous and terrifying howl come from what sounded like Natsu. I opened my eyes to see him standing in front of me, his arms out and his head hanging down in a departed manner.

"Natsu?!" I spoke hastily.

Not at all paying attention to the fact that there was an incredibly powerful enemy standing there only a few meters away, ready to destroy me.

Then Natsu toppled to the ground. That's the moment when I realized what had just happened. He had saved me from taking a devastating blow, being completely selfless. He took it himself in order to save me. I should have taken that blow, not him.

"NATSU!" I screamed as I darted to him and kneeled down over his body .

I picked his head up in my arms. Something then was confirmed that I wish wasn't. Natsu's heart had stopped. He was no longer alive. I felt the pain rush through my body like the poison of a snake's in my blood. Anger and guilt instantly pushed me to the brink of insanity.

"You will pay for what you've done." I said as I stood up, clenching my fist tight. Suddenly I was pulsing with an amount of magic energy that I had never been able to wield before.

"Yes, and what will you do about it?" The monster chuckled mockingly.

"I'm going to kill you." I muttered viciously.

"LUCY!" I heard the sound of Gray's voice as he attempted to run my direction.

But It was to late for him to do anything, everything went black.